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Adelaide Claim

Occurrence in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012935
MRDS ID D008961
Record type Site
Current site name Adelaide Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.7545, 38.09918 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Within 6-Mile Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tomichi(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 044N;045N 011E;011E Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIM CITED AS BLAKE DISTRICT BUT SECTION LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF COMMON TOWNSHIP LINE; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MONTROSE 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE VALUES REPORTEDLY $50 TO $75/TON (AG-PB)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.7545, 38.09918
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Adelaide Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1913

Comments on the workings information

  • 250-FT SHAFT, 1050 FT OF TUNNEL, 160 FT OF DRIFT, 1295 FT OF CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPTS. (1912,1913) AND INSPECTORS REPTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 10-JUN-05 Keller, John W. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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